Single Source Justification NOI 1

FWS Form
(Rev.
2020)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS

Acquisitions Operations

To support the procurement of an upgraded broadband Internet circuit at the USFWS Regional Office, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska, and our Fairbanks office under a sole source. Due to HVAC and UPS failures affecting on-premises server infrastructure, the Regional Office must migrate all server data to Azure Cloud storage immediately. Existing network bandwidth is insufficient to support this migration and ongoing cloud-based operations. The required upgrade must be delivered rapidly to prevent data loss and operational disruption.

• GCI provided detailed quotes within hours, including multiple options and confirmation of serviceability with minimal installation lead time (30–45 days).
• GCI’s responsiveness and ability to deliver quickly directly support mission continuity, risk mitigation, and avoidance of costly repairs to legacy HVAC/UPS systems. • Based on vendor responsiveness, urgent operational need, and risk of mission impact, GCI is the only responsible source capable of meeting the government’s required timeline.

No other capable sources found. No other vendor provided pricing or met requirements.

Based on vendor responsiveness, urgent operational need, and risk of mission impact, GCI is the only responsible source capable of meeting the government’s required timeline.

GCI is sought after for this contract because they provide the largest sole physical fiber plant coverage area of communications within the state. Additionally, GCI already provides some of our IT communications requirements at this site and has a proven track record of being able to meet or exceed delivery times and performance requirements at these sites as well as provided Gbps services across the state of Alaska.

Price is determined to be fair and reasonable based on previous similar purchases.

Digitally signed by JEFFREY LUNSFORD
Date: 2026.11.09 12:19:45 -09'00'

Program / Project Officer

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Digitally signed by MELISSA NIEMI

MELISSA

NIEMI

Date: 2026.11.10 11:08:50 -06'00'
Contracting Officer